Alligator Alcatraz inspires more immigrant detention facilities
Activists attend the 'Stop Alligator Alcatraz' protest in front of the entrance of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Fla., on June 28.…
Appeals court reverses order to shut down ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court Thursday overturned a judge's order to shut down Florida's immigration detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" by Department…
Florida taxpayers may lose $218 million on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as judge orders shutdown
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida taxpayers could be on the hook for $218 million the state spent to convert a remote training airport in the Everglades into an…
Reports: All detainees to be removed from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in days
A sign at the entrance to Alligator Alcatraz located at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport is seen on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, in Ochopee…
Top Florida official says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will likely be empty within days
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days, even…
A judge has ordered ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Florida to wind down operations. What happens now?
MIAMI — A federal judge has put a stop to further expansion of the immigration detention center built in the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz, ordering…
Judge dismisses part of lawsuit over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center
MIAMI — A federal judge in Miami dismissed part of a lawsuit that claimed detainees were denied access to the legal system at the immigration detention center…
Judge weighs detainees’ legal rights at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
MIAMI — A federal judge on Monday considered whether detainees at a temporary immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades have been denied their legal rights.In the…
Judge halts construction of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
A protester from Chicago shows his point of view with his sign in front of the entrance to Alligator Alcatraz located at the Dade-Collier Training…
Judge hears about ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ environmental concerns
Aug. 6 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday heard arguments from two groups seeking an injunction to halt the operation and further…
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees held without charges, barred from legal access, attorneys say
Lawyers seeking a temporary restraining order against an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades say that “Alligator Alcatraz” detainees have been barred from meeting…
Deportation flights from Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center have begun, DeSantis says
OCHOPEE, Fla. — Deportation flights from the remote Everglades immigration lockup known as ”Alligator Alcatraz″ have begun and are expected to increase soon, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis…
Florida governor announces deportation flights from Alligator Alcatraz | Donald Trump News
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has revealed that deportation flights have begun to depart from a remote detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz, as the Republican…
Environmentalists’ lawsuit to halt Alligator Alcatraz filed in wrong court, Florida official says
Florida’s top emergency official asked a federal judge on Monday to resist a request by environmentalists to halt an immigration detention center known as Alligator…
Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an isolated airstrip in…
Video: US Attorney General tours Alcatraz prison with eye toward reopening
US Attorney General Pam Bondi visited the infamous Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay. Source link
Contributor: Alligator Alcatraz, the concentration camp in Florida, is a national disgrace
The first detainees have started arriving at Alligator Alcatraz, Florida’s immigrant detention center in the Everglades. The facility went up on a former airstrip in…
Detainees describe worms in food, sewage near beds inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
MIAMI — Worms in the food. Toilets that don’t flush, flooding floors with fecal waste. Days without a shower or prescription medicine. Mosquitoes and insects everywhere. Lights…
Florida lawmakers denied access to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility
Activists attend the 'Stop Alligator Alcatraz' protest in front of the entrance of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Fla., on June 28.…
‘Cops in the form of alligators’: Trump visits Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz | Donald Trump News
United States President Donald Trump has travelled to the southern tip of Florida to inaugurate a new immigration detention facility, nicknamed Alligator Alcatraz. On Tuesday,…